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Item 7 - PresentationLandmark Office Expansion Site Plan ZA18-0028 ZA18-0028 Landmark Office Expansion APPLICANT:Landmark General Contractors,Inc. OWNER:N.Carroll 114 Properties,LLC REQUEST: Approval of a Site Plan to allow the expansion of an existing office building LOCATION: 750 N. Carroll Avenue Aerial View Existing Site Existing Driveway Existing Driveway Proposed Site Plan 50.77 ft. Proposed Driveway 8 ft. sidewalk 5 ft. sidewalk 8 ft. wood board- on-board fence Proposed Rendered Elevations Proposed Rendered Elevations Proposed Rendered Elevations Proposed Tree Conservation Plan Proposed Landscape Plan Required trees from east bufferyard Site Photographs View northeast to site View west from N. Carroll Avenue View north from Lakewood Drive View north from Lakewood Drive Existing Volumes with Current Driveway Location with Existing Building Volumes with Relocated Site Driveway with Proposed Building Expansion Queuing and Warrant Study Findings and Summary Variance Requests 1)The following issue pertains to the driveways and compliance with the Driveway Ordinance No.634,as amended: a.Section 5.2.c Driveways Prohibited:Commercial,multi-family and service driveways shall not be permitted on a collector or local unless the tract or lot has no other public access. b.Variance to Driveway Ordinance No. 634, as amended, 5.2.d, to allow an approximately 33 -foot stacking depth (75 ft. is required)on Lakewood Drive. Note: The existing driveway accessing N. Carroll Avenue is “non -conforming” with the regulations of the Driveway Ordinance regarding minimum centerline spacing (minimum 200’ from intersection required, ±45’ provided; 250’ from existing driveway to the north, ±225’ provided)and stacking depth requirements. (75’ required, ±28’ provided). Due to the proposed changes to the site, Section 4.0 requires that the driveway be brought into compliance. Neither the existing driveway nor a reconstructed driveway can to be placed onto Car roll Avenue without approval of a variance to the spacing requirements. Applicant has proposed removal of the existing driveway and a new driveway onto Lakewood Drive that is compliant with the spacing requirements. 2) Section 35 of the Zoning Ordinance for off-street parking dictates 63 spaces for the site. The applicant is requesting a variance to allow a 5% reduction to 60 parking spaces 3) Variance to the Sidewalk and Master Pathways Plan requiring a minimum 8 -foot trail/sidewalk along N. Carroll Avenue and a minimum of 2 feet of separation from the curb. The applicant proposes to allow a 5 -foot sidewalk directly against the curb. 4) Variance to Section 43, Overlay Zones of the Zoning Ordinance, for the required horizontal and vertical articulation f or the north and south elevations only. 5)Variance to Section 42 Bufferyards of the Zoning Ordinance, to allow relocation of 3 canopy trees and 5 accent trees from the east bufferyard, into the interior landscape area along the north side of the lot. Planning and Zoning Commission January 3, 2019; Approved (4-3) a motion to deny. City Council January 15, 2019; Approved (7-0) on the Consent Agenda) that the item be remanded back to the Planning and Zoning Commission’s February 7, 2019 meeting. Questions? Existing Volumes with Current Driveway Location and Existing Building (no expansion) Queuing and Warrant Study Findings: Existing Volumes with Current Driveway